Chapter 657: After Nine Consecutive Victories (5/5)

On November 15, the regular season continued.

The Bobcats are away to the Magic, and the Magic's roster this season has not changed much from last season, the only change is that the head coach has been changed from Johnny Davis to veteran coach Brian Hill.

And because they were eliminated by the Bobcats in the playoffs last season, this game, Orlando's media also shouted the slogan of revenge.

Bryan Hill seems to have given Orlando fans some confidence, and the Magic have also won a 4-2 record since the start of the game, and they have performed well.

But in this game, the Bobcats, who were full of spirits, broke out again, and in the first three minutes, the Bobcats played a wave of 14:7 and directly led by 7 points.

In the next game, the Magic never tied the score, let alone overtook it.

At the end of the game, the Bobcats finally won 107-85, and the winning streak reached eight.

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On Nov. 16, the Bobcats played back-to-back games at home against the Pacers.

In this game, the Bobcats, who were not in good physical condition, did the extreme, and rushed to the opening wave, playing half a quarter of the game in the first quarter, and directly played a score of 22:10, leading the Pacers by 12 points.

Michael Reed exploded completely, hitting four three-pointers in the first half of the game and scoring 16 points on his own.

The impact of Reggie Miller's retirement is completely underestimated, and the Pacers have had a significant dip this season, both offensively and defensively.

After the Bobcats took a 12-point lead at the beginning, Qiao Hai made one substitution after another, various rotations, and saved his physical strength.

But the Pacers' counterattack was very weak, and the Bobcat was stubbornly controlling the rhythm.

In the second quarter, Qiao Hai was replaced by Michael Reed again, Reed broke out again, scoring another 15 points in a single quarter, and at halftime, the Bobcats' lead had expanded to more than 20 points.

In the end, the Bobcats finally defeated the Pacers by 122-90, 32 points, and won the ninth consecutive win since the start of the new season!

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With one win away from a tenth straight win, the Bobcats are heading to the road to take on the Grizzlies, and the media and fans are already pouring in before the start of the big game.

"This is Qiao Hai's eighth season in the NBA, the first six seasons, each season Qiao Hai's team has more than 10 consecutive wins, and the seventh season, which is his first season with the Bobcats, although the Bobcats ended up with a good result, they didn't get even one of the ten consecutive wins, every time they won eight or nine in a row, they missed the ten straight wins."

"In the new season, the Bobcats are unexpectedly hot in form, with a wave of nine consecutive wins, directly jumping to the first place in the league, only one win away from ten consecutive wins, but at the same time, they are also against the Grizzlies, and the tenth consecutive win is a little difficult."

"Last season, the Bobcats double-killed the Lakers, Qiao Hai's performance against his old club didn't seem to be bad, but against the Grizzlies, it was a double-kill result, Qiao Hai had a huge advantage over the Lakers, but against the Grizzlies, he didn't have too many advantages."

"The Grizzlies have made a lot of additions this season, signing Jason Williams and Anthony Walker with veteran base salaries, plus last year's main lineup — point guard Tyronn Lue, shooting guard Maddy, small forward McMiller, power forward Wang Zhizhi and center Shaquille O'Neal."

"On paper, the Grizzlies obviously overpowered the Bobcats, so in this game, the Bobcats don't have much chance of winning."

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The media is not very optimistic about the Bobcats, because on paper, the Grizzlies are the two strongest teams in the league, one is the Rockets and the other is the Grizzlies.

In contrast, only Chris Paul and Michael Reid of the Bobcats are All-Star level players, and although the state is hot at this time, the gap in the lineup is still too big.

And last season's games showed that the Bobcats don't seem to be doing much against teams with super centers, the Grizzlies, and the Rockets.

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Back in Vancouver, Qiao Hai returned to Chinatown, and the apartment he bought in Chinatown has never been sold, because Qiao Hai feels that investing in real estate is the most stable way to invest.

Pushing open the door, there was a musty smell, very pungent, a puff of dust choked, and Qiao Hai was choked and coughed twice.

Looking around, Qiao Hai felt that he might want to rent out this apartment, or find someone to come and clean it regularly.

Qiao Hai took the time to find someone to clean the apartment.

And I found a local housekeeping company in Vancouver and signed a contract for regular weekly cleaning, paying for a year in advance.

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In the evening game, the GM arena was rarely full.

In the past few seasons, although the Grizzlies have an excellent regular season record, they have dropped the chain every time they reach the playoffs, the first season Qiao Hai left, they fell in the Western Conference finals, the second season, they were directly defeated by Qiao Hai's new team, Black Seven, and the third season, they were defeated by the Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals.

Finally, last season, the Grizzlies, who formed the fish and bug combination, were defeated by the Suns and stopped in the Western Conference semifinals again.

It can be said that after Qiao Hai left, the Grizzlies sat on one of the best teams in the league and played very well in the regular season every year, but in the playoffs, they became soft-footed shrimp.

Now, they also have a nickname – regular season teams.

Also because of the poor record in the playoffs, the hot home field during Qiao Hai's period has also disappeared, and the GM arena in this game can be full, which is obviously related to Qiao Hai's arrival.

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Qiao Hai came out, and the GM Arena was surprisingly and unexpectedly filled with crazy cheers, and in this cheer, McBlin couldn't stop sighing: "Look, after three seasons, Qiao Hai is still the most popular person in this stadium!" ”

Amid the cheers, Qiao Hai waved his hand to the sidelines.

And walked to the technical desk and shook hands with Lionel Hollins.

Lionel Hollins, who lost the Western Conference finals that year, stayed in Vancouver loyally and continued to assist the two coaches of Hubie Brown and Mike Fratro, and this season, he got the opportunity to coach the Grizzlies again.

This time, whether he can take his chances will depend on the playoffs this season.

O'Neal is 33 years old, his career has entered the real end, and with Maddy's injury, everyone, including Jerry West, knows that the Grizzlies' championship chance is at most two or three seasons left.

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Amid the cheers, the game began.

In this game, Qiao Hai adjusted the starting lineup, point guard Chris Paul, scoring guard Michael Reed, small forward Andre Iguodala, these three remained the same, the big forward was replaced by Rivra Frentz, and center Kendrick Perkins.

Rivra Frenz got the opportunity to start, and Qiao Hai's hand adjustment was to use Lafrentz to play roughly and O'Neal, and then rotate the lineup Josh Smith to rush a wave, which can be regarded as a kind of field bogey horse racing-style play.